Child&#39;s vehicle



R. McDOWELL.

CHILD'S YEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED. DEC. 14. 1920.

Pawntedsept. 20, 1921.

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R. McDOWELL.

CHILD'S VEHICLE.

APPLICATION men 05014. I920.

Patfilltfid Sept-20, 1921.

a SHEETS-SHEET 2 INVENTOR R. McDOWELL.

CHILD'S VEHICLE.

APPLICKTION FILED 050.14. 1920.

1,391,554. I PatentedSept. 20,1921.

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301mm MCDOWELL, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

' CHILDS VEHICLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROLLIN MCDOWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented new and useful Improvements in'Childrens Vehicles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to amusement de vices, particularly to .toy vehicles, and has for its object the provision of a pedal propelled deviceformed to represent an aeroplane, the toy having its steering means formed as the tail of an aeroplane and having novelly arranged power transmitting mechanism whereby it may be readily pro-' p'elled by the feet of the child or other person using the device; I v

' Another object is, theprovision of a toy of'this character upon thefront of which is mounted a-propeller which is rotated when 1 the device is propelled along the'ground or other surface whereby to increase its resemblance to an aeroplane.

An-additional' object is the provision of a toy of this characterwhich is adjustable for use by children of different sizes, which will be comparatively simple and inexpensive in manufacture, amusing inuse, efficient in opcured upon the forward end of the uppereration, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists 1n the details of construction to be herelnafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings 'in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my device,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Fig. 3 is a front elevation,

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the forward portion of the device showing the drive mechanism in detail, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view illustrating the steering means.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I have shown my device as comprising a body 10 which is shaped to resemble, more or less, the fuselage of an aeroplane. Se-

edge of this body is a transverse plane 11 which projects appreciably beyond both sides of the body and beneath which is. se-' cured a transverse plane 12 parallel there with and held in spaced relation by suitable struts or posts 13. 'These planes may be i Specification of Letters laterit. Pa t'ent e d gept. 20, 1921 Application filed December 14, 1920. Serial No. 430,?04. I v

suitably ornamented with any desired figures such as stars or the concentric circles of contrasting colors so often observable on regular aeroplanes.

Secured to and depending from the lower plane 12 are forwardly inclined supports 14 through which is journaled an axle or shaft 15 carrying wheels 16. Any suitable braces 17 may be employed for reinforcing this structure and rendering the running gear strong anddurable. Carried by the body 10 is a suitable seat 18 having a post 19 adjustably mounted so that its height may be varied when the device is to be used by children of different sizes.

Pivotedupon the axle 15 are treadles 20 which are connected by links 21 with crank arms '22 formed on a crank shaft 23 journaled through the brackets or braces 17.

The crank shaft- 23 has secured thereon a gear 24 which meshes with a pinion 25 on the axle 15. Then the pedals 20 are alternately depressed it will be seen that the gear 2 1 will be rotated and'this will naturally result in rotation of the axle 15 and wheels 16 so that the device will bepropelled over the ground.

Secured to and extending laterally from the rear end of the body 10 are members 26 which are inactive but which are provided for the purpose of makingithe device resemble an aeroplane. Secured to or formed on the rear end portion of the body 10 at its upper edge is a tail member 27 which is also inactive but which forms a support for the steering rudder 28 which is formedas a properly-shaped board or the like hingedly connected withthe rear end of. the body, as

isformed with an arm 33 which extends laterally and which is pivotally connected with a link 34: which is in' turn pivotally connected with an arm 35 projecting laterally from the tail member 28.

Inthe use ofthe device it will be seen I that whena child is seated upon the seat 18 and depresses the treadles 20 with his feet alternately, the crank shaft 23 will be rotated to turn the gear 24 and this will rotate the gear 25 and axle 15 to cause the device to travel. When it is desired to make a turn the operator turns the cross bar 32, and this .will result in corresponding movement of the arms of the tail member 28 which will effectually control the course of travel.

, Rotatably mounted upon the forward extremity of the body 10 is a propeller 36 which carries a small pulley 37 about which is trained a belt 38 whichis in turn trained about a pulley 39 on the axle 15 and the re sult of this is that when the device is pro.-

' pelled the propeller will be rotated to simu-v 7 late areal aeroplane.

right to make such changesiin the form,

construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: V

1. .A device of the character described comprising abody, a hinged member at the rear end thereof carrying a ground engaging roller, means for swinging said member,

an axle journaled below the forward end of the body and carrying ground engaging wheels, a pinion on said axle, a gear journaled below said body'and meshing with said pinion, a crank shaft upon which said gear is mounted and provided with crank portions, and treadles pivoted upon'the axle and connected by linkswith said crank portions. 1 v

2. A device of the character described comprising a body, a hinged member at the rear end thereof carrying aground engaging roller, means for swinging said member, an axle journaled below the forward end of the body and, carrying ground engaging ,wheels, a pinion on said axle, a gear journaled below said body and meshing with said pinion, a crank shaft upon which said gear is mounted and provided with crank portions, treadles' pivoted upon the axle and connected by links with said crankportions', a propeller journaled upon the forward ,extremity of said body, andmeans operated from said axle for rotating the propeller. v i

In testimony whereof I aflix my signa-. ture. 5

RoLLI'N MODOWELL. 

